Dabbs Greer - Famous Actor

Dabbs Greer Net Worth

$2,000,000

The famous American actor Dabbs Greer had a net worth of $2 million. He was known for his Southern accent in westerns and played many characters, including Reverend Robert Alden in Little House on the Prairie and Old Paul Edgecomb in The Green Mile.

Key facts:

  • Dabbs Greer was an American actor known for his southern accent in westerns.
  • He had more than 300 acting credits to his name.
  • Greer starred as Jonas in the TV series Gunsmoke from 1956 to 1974 and as Reverend Robert Alden in Little House on the Prairie from 1974 to 1983.
  • He also starred as Coach Ossie Weiss in the television series Hank from 1965 to 1966 and as Grandpa Fred Stage on the TV series Maybe It's Me from 2001 to 2002.
  • Greer won accolades for his role as Old Paul Edgecomb in the movie The Green Mile released in 1999.

Basic Information About Dabbs Greer

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor, Teacher
Net worth$2,000,000
Date of birth1917-04-02
Place of birthFairview
Date of death2007-04-28 (aged 90)
NationalityUnited States of America
GenderMale
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Dabbs Greer roles

Movie / Series Role
The Green MileOld Paul Edgecomb
Con AirOld Man Under Truck
Little GiantsWilbur
The Cheyenne Social ClubWillowby
ShenandoahAbernathy
Two Moon JunctionKyle
White LightningPa McKlusky
Pacific HeightsMr. Thayer
LaredoIra 1 episode, 1966
Ghost StoryHarry Bell 1 episode, 1973
Spin CityDr. Marsh Laughlin, DDS 1 episode, 2000
Arrest and TrialJ. H. Salomon 1 episode, 1964
The VirginianDoc / ... 2 episodes, 1965-1967
Ally McBealVincent Robbins 1 episode, 1998
WerewolfRussell 1 episode, 1987
The FugitiveCharlie Fletcher / ... 5 episodes, 1963-1967
The Incredible HulkDr. Malone 1 episode, 1978
Lizzie McGuireMoe 1 episode, 2003
Saturday Night LiveMan at Veterinary Clinic (uncredited) unknown episodes
The Brady BunchMinister 1 episode, 1969
Little House on the PrairieReverend Robert Alden 77 episodes, 1974-1983
In the Heat of the NightJ. L. Lambry / ... 1 episode, 1990-1991
MannixDan Turpin / ... 2 episodes, 1967-1969
Matt HoustonHenry 1 episode, 1982
Surfside 6Finney Tate 1 episode, 1962
Peyton PlaceE.J. Taggart / ... 1 episode, 1965
The Andy Griffith ShowGreendale Councilman Dobbs / ... 4 episodes, 1961-1965
Emergency!Dr. Hubert Nippert 1 episode, 1977
RoseanneJoe 1 episode, 1989
The Outer LimitsE.F. Larkin / ... 2 episodes, 1964
The Ghost & Mrs. MuirNorrie Coolidge 6 episodes, 1968-1969
The Mod SquadStore Owner 1 episode, 1972
Dr. KildareMr. Willis 1 episode, 1961
The F.B.I.Alvin Van Doyle / ... 10 episodes, 1966-1973
The Wild Wild WestCaptain Lyman Butler / ... 2 episodes, 1968
The Streets of San FranciscoWatchman 1 episode, 1976
The Name of the GameVictor Bychek 1 episode, 1970
Petticoat JunctionMr. Peck 1 episode, 1968
The InvadersThe Minister 1 episode, 1967
Barnaby JonesAndy Spake 1 episode, 1973
StarmanRalph Wollery 1 episode, 1986
Rebel HighwayGary 1 episode, 1994
Adam-12Dave Carlson 1 episode, 1973
Charles in Charge'Buzz' Powell 1 episode, 1988
CannonWalt Fox / ... 2 episodes, 1973-1975
L.A. LawChester Mead 1 episode, 1991
Family LawFrank Watson 1 episode, 2001

Dabbs Greer's Quotes

  • Every character actor, in their own little sphere, is the lead.

Interesting Facts about Dabbs Greer

  1. He played the first person saved by Superman in the very first episode of the Adventures of Superman (1952) television series. His role was uncredited. He was brought back to appear in a major role as an innocent man about to go to the electric chair in the first episode of the second season. He appeared for a third time in one of the final episodes of the series.
  2. Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch).
  3. In the 1940s, he was an instructor at the famous Pasadena Playhouse and was also their Dean of Men.
  4. He got his stage name "Dabbs" from his grandmother because that was her maiden name.
  5. "Married" two of the most well-known couples on television. On The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) he played the army chaplain who married Rob and Laura Petrie, and on The Brady Bunch (1969) he played the minister who married Mike and Carol Brady.
  6. Twice portrayed characters who worked on death row, in I Want to Live! (1958) and The Green Mile (1999).
  7. He made his film debut as an extra in the 1938 movie "Jesse James," which was filmed mainly in Pineville. "They were paying $5 a day a day to local people for being extras. That was really good money in those days, more money than we had seen in a long time," he told the Neosho Daily News in 2002.
  8. He was a frequent face on the original Perry Mason TV series, appearing a total of eight times. He also was in The Dick Van Dyke Show: One Angry Man (1962), which poked fun at Perry Mason by having a prosecutor named Mason and a defense attorney named Berger (played by Mr. Greer), just the opposite from the Perry Mason series.

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